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Istanbul cancels sea voyages due to heavy snowfall

Istanbul cancels sea voyages due to heavy snowfall

Sea voyages have been canceled due to strong winds and snowfall in Istanbul, according to the Organization for the Management of Maritime Transport of Turkey. Sea voyages have been also canceled in Bursa province, Trend reported. …

Patriarch of Constantinople legalizes Ukrainian schismatics

Patriarch of Constantinople legalizes Ukrainian schismatics

A "unification council" naming Epiphany Dumenko as head of the new "autocephalous church" was held in Kiev in December on the initiative of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Constantinople Patriarch Bartholomew, Sputnik …

 Flights delayed in Istanbul due to bad weather

Flights delayed in Istanbul due to bad weather

Istanbul and the region of Thrace in Turkey’s northwest were hit by heavy snowfall and strong wind which caused flight delays. Turkish Airlines cancelled its January 4 Salonika and Kosice international flights as well as many of …

Sea voyages cancelled in Istanbul and Bursa

Sea voyages cancelled in Istanbul and Bursa

Sea voyages have been canceled in Istanbul due to strong winds and heavy rain, the Organization for the Management of Maritime Transport of Turkey reported, adding that sea voyages have been also canceled in Bursa province. Unstable …

Turkey’s Yalova hit by 4.5 earthquake

Turkey’s Yalova hit by 4.5 earthquake

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 struck Turkey's Yalova province, according to the Turkish Prime Ministry's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD). Tremors were felt in Istanbul, Yeni Safak reported. …

Istanbul hit by heavy storm

Istanbul hit by heavy storm

A heavy storm led to the flooding of a number of offices in Istanbul's Beylikduzu district. In addition, a canal was flooded in the city's Arnavutkoy district, as a result of which, six people were evacuated. According …

Sergei Parajanov’s exhibition opens in Istanbul

Sergei Parajanov’s exhibition opens in Istanbul

The exhibition of works by the famous film director and artist Sergei Parajanov "Parajanov. With Sarkis" opened in Istanbul. The event is dedicated to the 95th anniversary of the birth of the master. According to the …

Istanbul police conducting raids against drug traffickers

Istanbul police conducting raids against drug traffickers

Turkish police are conducting an operation against drug traffickers in Istanbul's Pendik district. Five people suspected of drug trafficking have been detained as part of the operation, Turkish media reported. The …

Air force officers arrested in FETO probe in Turkey

Air force officers arrested in FETO probe in Turkey

More than forty former Turkish Air Force personnel were arrested this morning in Ankara in a probe into FETO. The 41 were part of a group of 87 former air force sergeants wanted by Ankara prosecutors for their links to the Fetullah …

Turkey to hold Kanal Istanbul tender in 2019

Turkey to hold Kanal Istanbul tender in 2019

Turkey plans to hold a tender for the construction of a 45-km shipping canal running parallel to the Bosphorus, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told a meeting of his AK Party in Ankara. “The Kanal …

Over 1 ton of heroin seized in Turkey's Erzincan

Over 1 ton of heroin seized in Turkey's Erzincan

Over 1 ton of heroin was seized in the eastern Turkish province of Erzincan, the governorship said. According to the governor's office, anti-drug squads stopped a long-rig trailer truck en route from Istanbul to Van along the …

 Sean Penn shoots documentary about Jamal Khashoggi

Sean Penn shoots documentary about Jamal Khashoggi

American actor and filmmaker Sean Penn arrived in Istanbul to shoot a documentary about Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The Oscar-awarded actor, who is also known for his political and social …

 Bus accident in Istanbul leaves 14 injured

Bus accident in Istanbul leaves 14 injured

A passenger bus has overturned in Turkey’s Istanbul this morning, the Turkish media reported. According to the preliminary data, 14 people were injured as a result of the accident, two of them are in critical condition. …

Two planes fail to land in Istanbul due to traffic congestion

Two planes fail to land in Istanbul due to traffic congestion

Two Turkish Airlines planes could not land at the Istanbul Ataturk Airport due to air traffic congestion, according to the Turkish media. One plane was reportedly flying from Trabzon to Istanbul, while another from Hamburg to …

Erdogan urges to trade in local currencies

Erdogan urges to trade in local currencies

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has spoken out in favour of wider use of national currencies in trading with other countries, speaking at the Economic and Trade Cooperation Committee of the Organisation of Islamic …

Military helicopter crashes in Istanbul

Military helicopter crashes in Istanbul

Four soldiers have died and another was wounded after a military helicopter slammed into a residential area in Istanbul, the governor of Istanbul  Ali Yerlikaya said. He added that the helicopter was …